FOOD SECURITY, AGRODIVERSITY AND INDIGENOUS HOMEGARDENS IN MEXICO | Journal of Global Ecology .....
Can native home gardens help with food security? Mexico is a multi-cultural and multi-diverse country. Indigenous regions, which suffer from malnutrition, food insecurity, and poverty, contain much of the biological and cultural variety. The importance of home gardens in achieving food security is examined. The information comes from Ocotal Texizapan, a Nahuatl indigenous community in Veracruz, Mexico. Ocotal Texizapan's homegardens have a total of 177 species, divided into 70 groups and 142 genera. Herbaceous species account for the majority of species (44%) and are mostly used for food (46 percent ). The amount of plants per plot varies from 132 to 804 plants. We estimate that home gardens contribute 25% of the food security of 20 examined households, while staple maize grown in milpas accounts for 60%. We explain how indigenous solutions can help with food production, agrobiodiversity conservation, and food security.
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